Now and Then Chapter 6: October The 6th, 1976, a harry potter fanfic

Authors Note: Thank you all for the lovely reviews. I'm happy you are all enjoying the plot. As you can see the chapters go back and forth, from their present day to 1976 (and eventually '77). Needless to say this will be a long story. I enjoy developing plot, and I love being able to go back between the two eras in time. The point of going back and forth is so that you'll be able to see how both relationships begin. Both the past relationship and now the current one.

And yes, I'm aware that some of you think its "creepy" for 14 year old Kit to be in a relationship with 30 something Lupin. And yes, this factor will be a rather large issue sooner or later. Let's just stick with the quote "Love should conquer all".

I'm a big Remus fan, there is no doubt about it. I'd like to see him happy. But long live angst!

And now, on with the past

Chapter Five
(October. 6th, 1976)

Remus had told Kit he had to go for a few days, that his grandmother was sick. In all truth, he wasn't looking that well either. Kit let it go though, because perhaps he was just feeling ill because he hated to think that his Grandmother was sick. She had spent the past few days continuing on her normal routine of staying either in the library or girls dormitories when not in class.

There was one thing missing though. Remus. She had found herself ever so lonely in the library at night without him by her side. It was funny how quickly she had been able to attach herself to him. He was comfort and safety all in one. When she had cried on his shoulder, Remus didn't ask any questions. He didn't ask what made her so sad, he didn't demand to know what caused her to suddenly burst into tears. He was far to nice to her. She loved it.

She had spent little time in the Great Hall for dinner, only having a small piece of baked chicken before darting off back into the hall. Being around so many people made her uneasy, she could never relax while she was there. She was only a few steps out of the Great Hall before running into something, or rather someone. She bumped into him, and fell back onto the ground with a thud and wince. She really needed to pay more attention…

"Pathetic little Mud-blood." Severus. She didn't need to look up to know who it was. Her nose would twitch and she'd shut her eyes for just a moment, begging herself not to cry as he continued on with his names. She couldn't stick up to him…he was a sixth year for crying out loud! And a Slytherin…

She was nothing…just a mud-blood.

"You should really watch where you are going, bumping into people and tainting them with your filth--"

A voice cut in before Severus could continue to abuse her with his words. "Oi, you greasy git…leave her alone." She kept her eyes shut, and bit her bottom lip. She didn't want a fight to start just because of her running into someone. It was really all her fault…she deserved what Severus was saying to her.

"Well if it isn't Potter and Black, come to save the day again…"

"Next time you so look at her wrong you'll be cursed to vomit slugs your whole life!" Why were they defending her? Gryffindor honor maybe? But she had been taunted so many times before…why now? There was a hand on her elbow, it caused her to flinch and open her eyes in shock for a moment before she realized it was James.

She accepted his help up and looked around for a moment, Severus was no where in sight…just James and Sirius…

"That will teach him to mess with Moony's girlfriend." James said proudly, causing Kit to blink rather rapidly. Did he just say she was someone's girlfriend? Did he have her confused with someone?

"Moony has told us all about you of course…"

"Moony?"

"Remus." They both chimed in together and she blinked even more. She was Remus' girlfriend? Why didn't anyone let her know that? "Of course, he doesn't know that you're his girlfriend yet…" James started, and Sirius continued on his speech as they carried her off into the direction of the Hospital wing.

"But, he will. Talks about you all the time, it's 'Kit's so great this…Kit's so funny that' it's really getting annoying."

She was touched. Remus talked about her? He told his friends about her? Her lips twisted into a small sad smile, and both boys grinned.

"See knew, we could make her smile. There is nothing we can't do!" James exclaimed, and that just caused her to smile wider despite the fact that she really didn't want too.

But she was so happy. Remus actually liked her, James and Sirius two of the most popular boys in school were talking to her and they even defended her honor!

It was a good day.

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Remus was in the Hospital Wing, per usual. After his transformations he was usually always a bit drained and came straight to Madam Pomfrey before heading towards the Gryffindor tower. He was laying in bed, looking up at the ceiling and counting the cracks in the stone wall. It was rather boring, but he didn't really have enough energy to move. It felt as if the world was just pushing him down into that bed, and try as he might to move, he couldn't.

The doors quietly opened with only a small squeak. His head would turn just slightly, a wince as his head throbbed with the movement. It was James and Sirius, trailing behind them was someone he never in a thousand years would have expected to see.

It was Kit. A small grin was toying at her usually frowning lips. Her eyes were watery and it looked like she had been crying or about to anyway. With no hesitation what-so-ever, both James and Sirius grabbed a hold of her shoulders and pushed her into the chair next to Remus' bed.

"Hello there Moony." They both said, smiles on their faces. It was never good for James and Sirius to have smiles. Something bad usually always seemed to happen afterwards.

"Hi." Came the small voice from Kit. He smiled at her, and gave a raspy sounding "Hello" back to all three that had came to visit him.

"We are here on behalf of love." Sirius started. Oh this really couldn't be good.

"We, your best mates are here to introduce you to Sad Kitten…your new girlfriend." James said, which caused a reaction from Remus. He sat up straight as a board with wide eyes, and James would continue on speaking. "All you have talked about the past few days was about Kit. How great she was and how you couldn't believe you liked her after only just meeting her only a week or so ago."

"Well, to tell you the truth Moony dear ole' chum…we were sick of it. So, we have put matters into our own hands. By the end of tonight the whole school will know you two are dating, and with that we bid you farewell so you can snog or whatever it is you two do." Sirius winked, and gave a mock bow before being dragged out of the Hospital room by James.

Which left both Remus and Kit. Both of which, had bright crimson faces and small unsure smiles on their faces.

"So I guess we are going out…" Remus and Kit spoke at the same time, for a moment just looking blankly at each other before falling over in laughter.

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Madam Pomfrey didn't seem to mind, or notice that Kit was there with Remus. When the medi-witch came to check on Remus, Kit stayed silent and just watched. For the most part, Kit was actually concerned over his well being; did he get sick while he was at his Grandmothers? No, the trip just took a lot out of him, he had explained to her. She simply nodded and they fell back into discussion about how her schoolwork was going and what she had done while he was gone.

"You really don't do that much do you?" Remus asked her, and she shrugged slightly.

"I guess you and your friends will fix that."

"Of course we will Kitten. Now that you are dating the most handsome student at Hogwarts your life will be far more active." He boosted with a sly grin on his face, causing a small chuckle to tumble from her lips. He called her Kitten. She liked that…Kitten.

It was good to know she would have friends now.

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AN: I know their relationship seems to be going fast, but when dealing with James and Sirius who can't stand having a love-sick wolf on their hands…things had to be sped up.